Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Financial Statements and Exhi

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On February 28, 2014, NewStar Commercial Lease Funding I, LLC ("NCLF") and
NewStar Equipment Finance I, LLC ("NEF"), each a subsidiary of NewStar
Financial, Inc. (the "Company") entered into the Fourth Amendment to Note
Purchase Agreement (the "Fourth Amendment"), by and among NCLF as the borrower,
NEF as the originator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as the lender,
backup servicer and trustee, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as the deal agent,
which amended the Note Purchase Agreement dated November 16, 2012, as amended on
September 26, 2013, December 12, 2013, and January 30, 2014 (the "Agreement").

The Fourth Amendment extends the provision for optional termination of the
revolving period from April 17, 2014 to May 16, 2014, and extends the Turbo
Event (as defined in the Agreement) from April 17, 2014 to May 16, 2014.

The foregoing description is only a summary of certain of the provisions of the
Fourth Amendment and is qualified in its entirety by the Fourth Amendment, which
is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.